Happy National Ice Cream Month! In celebration of this very important national holiday, we've found the best deals on ice cream around the Bay Area.
Note most of these are good only on National Ice Cream Day, July 21st. Get scooping.
BOGO Deals
Yogurtland
Buy one cup of ice cream or frozen yogurt and, yep you got it, get another one free. This deal will be available at both of their Bay Area locations. // 1 to 6pm; 225 Primrose Rd (Burlingame), and 2640 5th St, Ste B (Alameda ); yogurt-land.com
Cream
On Sunday and Monday at the SF location, buy a single scoop, get get your double on the house. // 3106 16th St (Mission), 1-10:30pm on Sunday; 3-10:30pm on Monday; creamnation.com/san-francisco.
Cold Stone Creamery
The famous and much loved Cold Stone Creamery is also celebrating National Ice Cream Day with a BOGO offer. // Sunday only, multiple locations; coldstonecreamery.com.
Godiva
Order up a soft serve or parfait and get another one half off. // 11am until closing at both Westfield SF Center, 865 Market St (SoMa) and Stonestown Mall, 3251 20th Ave (Lake Merced); godiva.com.
Free Scoops
Smitten
This favorite shop is also celebrating its new flavor, Surfer Girl, a collaboration between Smitten Ice Cream and Cherry Bombe. Go get a free mini cone. // Starting noon on Sunday for the first 100 people at 432 Octavia St (Hayes Valley) and to the first 25 people who visit all other Bay Area locations; smittenicecream.com.
Baskin Robbins
Get two quarts for $8 or sign up for the BR app to get a free regular-sized scoop. // Through Sunday; multiple location; baskinrobbins.com.
My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream
Now this one is pretty cool. Uniqlo has teamed up with My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream to be bring free mochis all day to the Union Square fast-fashion retailer. Munch while you shop. // 11am to 4pm Sunday at 111 Powell St (Union Square); mymomochi.com.
More Fun Ways to Celebrate National Ice Cream Day
Humphry Slocombe
The beloved local scoop slanger will make everyone scream with free sprinkles all day Sunday. // 1 Ferry Building (Embarcadero); 2790A Harrison St. (Mission), 2335 Broadway (Oakland), and 2948 College Ave. (Berkeley); humphryslocombe.com.
SoMa StrEat Food Park
No special prices here, but you will find 15 ice cream vendors onsite—think of it as an opportunity to make your own ice cream flight. // $5/entry; 11am to 5pm, 428 11th St (SoMa), somastreatfoodpark.com.
Pressed Juicery
Get your Instagram-famous plant-based soft serve at Pressed Juicery for just $2. // Through Sunday at all Bay Area locations that serve freezes, pressedjuicery.com.
Whole Foods Market
Prime members can score 35 percent off all ice cream and "novelties" at Whole Foods through July 30th. // At all participating stores in the Bay Area, wholefoodsmarket.com.